Description
The Chaudière Family started this cuvée in 1990 and chose the name
"Quintessence" to highlight the exception and the concentration of this
wine. Complex and powerful yet with a great balance and a beautiful
freshness, it is the result of a drastic parcel selection.
Soil
Clay and limestone soil at an altitude between 250 and 350 meters (800
and 1 150 feet)
Grapes
80 % Syrah - 20 % Grenache (50 years old vines and more). Yields
between 30 and 35 hl/ha.
Vinification
The grapes are selected, crushed, and destemmed. Three to four weeks
maceration with traditional air pumping over. Aged twelve to fifteen
months in barrels: 40% of which are new and 60% of which are two to
three years old. Bottled at the Château.

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